• computing, quadruple precision (or quad precision) is a binary floating-point–based computer number format that occupies 16 bytes (128 bits) with precision at...
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  • In computing, octuple precision is a binary floating-point-based computer number format that occupies 32 bytes (256 bits) in computer memory. This 256-bit...
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  • Double-precision floating-point format (sometimes called FP64 or float64) is a floating-point number format, usually occupying 64 bits in computer memory;...
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  • Single-precision floating-point format (sometimes called FP32 or float32) is a computer number format, usually occupying 32 bits in computer memory; it...
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  • In computing, half precision (sometimes called FP16 or float16) is a binary floating-point computer number format that occupies 16 bits (two bytes in modern...
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  • by using a floating radix point. This format is a shortened (16-bit) version of the 32-bit IEEE 754 single-precision floating-point format (binary32)...
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    algorithm Microsoft Binary Format (MBF) Minifloat Q (number format) for constant resolution Quadruple-precision floating-point format (including double-double)...
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  • Extended precision refers to floating-point number formats that provide greater precision than the basic floating-point formats. Extended-precision formats support...
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  • Hexadecimal floating point (now called HFP by IBM) is a format for encoding floating-point numbers first introduced on the IBM System/360 computers, and...
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  • figure skating jump Quadruple (computing), a term used as alternative for nibble in some contexts Quadruple-precision floating-point format in computing Multiple...
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  • IEEE 754 binary floating-point formats are used for float and double respectively. The C99 standard includes new real floating-point types float_t and...
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  • decimal floating-point computer numbering format that occupies 4 bytes (32 bits) in computer memory. Like the binary16 and binary32 formats, decimal32...
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  • "D" to signify double precision numbers in scientific notation, and newer Fortran compilers use "Q" to signify quadruple precision. The MATLAB programming...
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  • octuple-precision IEEE floating-point value. Computing: 1×10−6176 is equal to the smallest non-zero value that can be represented by a quadruple-precision IEEE...
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  • attaining quadruple precision in numerical analysis; see Quadruple-precision floating-point format The Double Double, in astronomy, the quadruple star system...
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  • In computing, decimal128 is a decimal floating-point number format that occupies 128 bits in memory. Formally introduced in IEEE 754-2008, it is intended...
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  • IEEE 754 standard. The standard defines: arithmetic formats: sets of binary and decimal floating-point data, which consist of finite numbers (including signed...
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    higher precisions than the input samples. Digital signal processing (DSP) operations can be performed in either fixed-point or floating-point precision. In...
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    digits) The maximum number that can fit in a 128-bit IEEE quadruple-precision floating-point format 2262144 = 16‍113‍257‍174‍857‍604‍736‍195‍7.....
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  • Compilers may also use long double for the IEEE 754 quadruple-precision binary floating-point format (binary128). This is the case on HP-UX, Solaris/SPARC...
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  • fixes. Free and open-source software portal Cray pointer Quadruple-precision floating-point format Simply Fortran "GCC Releases – GNU Project – Free Software...
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  • decimal floating-point computer number format that occupies 8 bytes (64 bits) in computer memory. Decimal64 is a decimal floating-point format, formally...
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  • delimited the value. Numbers can be stored in a fixed-point format, or in a floating-point format as a significand multiplied by an arbitrary exponent...
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  • Minifloat (category Floating point types)
    In computing, minifloats are floating-point values represented with very few bits. This reduced precision makes them ill-suited for general-purpose numerical...
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  • several specific formats, including MXFP8, MXFP6, MXFP4, and MXINT8. These formats support various precision levels: MXFP8: 8-bit floating-point with two variants...
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  • In computing, Microsoft Binary Format (MBF) is a format for floating-point numbers which was used in Microsoft's BASIC languages, including MBASIC, GW-BASIC...
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    TSUBASA). The SPU implements in hardware the IEEE 754's quadruple-precision floating-point format, and every instruction is 64-bit long. Each system has...
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  • slower than fixed-length format floating-point instructions. When high performance is not a requirement, but high precision is, variable length arithmetic...
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